The numbers of "Pokémon GO" might soon dwindle after a recent legal issue in Milwaukee took place regarding Niantic, placing monsters on public places. The problem appears to be with players, loitering around and somewhat, causing damage to public properties. The same issue can potentially happen with other locales as it could be seen as a reasonable issue worthy of a legal response.
According to a recent report from Mashable, The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has come into an agreement that on Feb. 2 onwards, developers of any game that utilize an Augmented Reality feature like the one from "Pokémon GO" and "Ingress" will have to ask for a permit before utilizing public places.
Milwaukee now requires Niantic to furnish all the required permits in order to let players gain access to PokéStops or even find monsters looming around public places. It may seem trivial, but in the long run, Niantic might need to ask for permission before gaining access to public places all throughout the U.S if the situation in Milwaukee is deemed reasonable.
The issue has started back in July, last year, when "Pokémon GO" was officially launched. Milwaukee's 138-acre Lake Park happened to be swarmed by an unusually large crowd, who happens to be chasing after virtual monsters. The cleanup and enforcement ended up being higher and this was charged off to the taxpayers.
The ordinance, which could be put in place, is intended to make the developer/publisher of the game in question, liable for any damage instead of the people who had nothing to do with it. Unfortunately, more often than not, most players would, indeed, careless utilize public spaces carelessly and a significant percentage of this comes from players of "Pokémon GO."
Players who are still in doubt for what's to possibly come for "Pokémon GO" can check Milwaukee County's dedicated page for the video evidence of the damage caused. However, it should still be noted that despite getting a "yes" from the committee, it is yet to be part of the law.
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